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MARCO RUBIO

Marco Antonio Rubio

    Marco Rubio is a Republican U.S. senator elected in 2010 to represent Florida. He defeated Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, an independent candidate, and U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, a Democratic candidate, in an unusual three-way Senate race. Rubio previously served in the Florida House of Representatives, including two years as House Speaker.

    Marco Rubio was born in Miami on May 28, 1971, his parents both Cuban exiles. He graduated from the University of Florida and the University of Miami Law School. He and his wife, Jeanette Dousdebes-Rubio, live in West Miami with their four children.

    • IN THE NEWS

    1. Sen. Marco Rubio, in Tampa, says controversies have 'shaken' him

      05/18/13 State Roundup By Adam C. Smith, Times Political Editor

      TAMPA — Sen. Marco Rubio's efforts to reform immigration may be drawing skepticism from many conservatives. But scandals facing the White House have allowed him to shift his message back to the one that made him a star in the first place: The threat to America posed by excessive government.

    2. Cutoff date in immigration bill would leave many in shadows

      05/18/13 NationalBy Alex Leary, Times Washington Bureau Chief

      WASHINGTON — Huber David Hernandez got a surprising phone call from a friend a few months ago. Congress is working on immigration reform, she said, and it would benefit both of us.

    3. Rubio's financial disclosure shows $800,000 book advance

      05/16/13 PoliticsBy Alex Leary, Times Washington Bureau Chief

      WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who likes to joke in speeches that his book An American Son is available on Amazon, earned $800,000 off it in 2012, his newly filed financial disclosure shows.

    4. Florida delegation proves real immigration fight looms in House

      05/08/13 NationalBy Alex Leary, Times Washington Bureau Chief

      WASHINGTON — The Senate immigration bill will be fed through the grinder today when scores of amendments, from adding rights for gay couples to even more border security, are considered. It's a crucial start to a process Sen. Marco Rubio and the rest of the Gang of 8 hope will lead to broad support for immigration …

    5. At Rubio's urging, Florida election reform bill ends early presidential primary

      05/03/13 ElectionsBy Marc Caputo and Michael Van Sickler, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau

      TALLAHASSEE — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio persuaded state lawmakers Friday to make a last-minute change eliminating Florida's early presidential primary — in which the Republican could be on the ballot.

    6. Sen. Marco Rubio battling conservative opposition to immigration bill

      05/03/13 NationalBy Alex Leary, Times Washington Bureau Chief

      WASHINGTON — Before anyone thought Marco Rubio had a chance at winning the U.S. Senate race against Charlie Crist, a magazine cover audaciously declared, "Yes, HE CAN."

    7. Sen. Marco Rubio talks immigration at Pasco Republican gathering

      04/30/13 State Roundup By Molly Moorhead, Times Staff Writer

      PORT RICHEY — Speaking to 600 diehard Pasco Republicans, Sen. Marco Rubio on Tuesday night cast the sensitive work of immigration reform as a national security issue that can't be ignored.

    8. Bloomberg-backed group slams Sen. Marco Rubio for vote on guns

      04/18/13 NationalBy Marc Caputo, Miami Herald

      The name-calling of Sen. Marco Rubio by a gun control group started by media mogul and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg intensified on Thursday after the Florida Republican helped defeat a congressional measure expanding background checks for nearly all firearm buyers.

    9. Immigration reform proposal finally released

      04/17/13 NationalBy Alex Leary, Times Washington Bureau Chief

      WASHINGTON — Evelyn Rivera boiled inside as she watched her mother being put in the police car.

    10. Tea party members protest at Sen. Marco Rubio's office

      04/16/13 NationalBy Alex Leary, Times Washington Bureau Chief

      WASHINGTON — Tea party members protested Tuesday at one of Sen. Marco Rubio's Florida offices, revealing strains in the relationship since Rubio became the national face of immigration reform.